Loftus&Palmer 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? PsychologyCognitive PsychologyASOCR Created by: jessieCreated on: 02-02-14 15:13 what was the aim of this study? to investigate how information supplied after an event influences a witnesses memory for that event 1 of 18 what type of experiment was this study? the study consists of two laboratory experiments 2 of 18 what types of research methods are used? independent measures design 3 of 18 what is the independent variable of this experiment? the verbs used in both experiments 4 of 18 what is the dependent variable of the first experiment? the participants speed estimate 5 of 18 what is the dependent variable of the second experiment? whether the participants believed they saw glass 6 of 18 what was the sample of the experiment? 45 students from the University of Washington 7 of 18 how where they selected? through opportunity sampling 8 of 18 what was the method of the experiment? they were each shown seven film clips of traffic accidents, the clips ranged from 5 to 30 seconds long, 9 of 18 what were the participants made to do? write an account of the accident, answer some specific questions, the critical question being about the speed of the vehicles in the collision 10 of 18 how many conditions were there in the experiment? there were 5 conditions, how fast were the cars going when they smashed, collided, bumped, hit or contacted each other 11 of 18 what reasons did Loftus&Palmer give for the results? they could be due to a distortion in the memory of the participant 12 of 18 what else did they conclude? the results could be due to response bias factors 13 of 18 what was the procedure of the experiment? 150 students viewed a short film of a car accident and then they were questioned on it 14 of 18 what were the conditions of the experiment? was glass seen when the cars hit or smashed, the last group was not asked about glass 15 of 18 what conclusions were made from this experiment two kinds of information go into a person's memory of an event, before and after 16 of 18 what were the strengths of the method used? experiments allow for precise control of variables 17 of 18 what was a limitation of the method? was not typical of real life solutions ( ecologically valid) 18 of 18
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